Lincoln-Way East's James Kwiecinski breaks away for a touchdown against Minooka during the 2021 Class 8A playoffs. The Griffins open the season ranked No. 1 in the Class 8A AP poll. (Gary Middendorf - gmiddendorf@shawmedia.com/Gary Middendorf)
Here are the preseason Associated Press football polls released August 24:
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